On the Town

Sorry for the delay in posting ... yesterday was busy with LOTS of stuff.

The best way to check things out is to look at the pix ...

http://picasaweb.google.com/mikerine56/STL02#

I've tried to put a caption with each.

My sister has lived here for 29 years, the same as I have lived in Richmond. I have been here many times through the years and really don't need a map to get around. Okay, a map is helpful, but if you just tell me some road, I can get there.

Wednesday evening, we went to the orientation meeting for Fan Fest. I saw some familiar faces working the event. It's being held in America's center, the STL convention center. It's not as close to the ball park as Houston's ... more like Detroit's event. We had a walk through of the set-up ... still in progress and the opening is 22 hours away. There's lots of familiar stuff but some new things as well.

Donnagail got our packet and sat through the meeting. Even though we requested shifts together, we have NOTHING alike. Not to worry, they said. Just show up at the first event and let you work. We're flexible. Our first assignment is the Thursday night VIP Party hosted by Bank of America. It's also the first time the event will be open ... kind of a "soft opening."

Cool personal moment ... they recognized all the returning volunteers. There were about 25 of us in a room of 500 and we stood, waved, and received a round of applause. This is my third event to work and fourth I've attended of the 15 Fan Fest's (it started in 1994 to bring people back to the game after the lock-out/strike). I'll double check those numbers.

Peruse the pix and I'll add to this post and try to keep you up to date.